CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue over White House bans  —  President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.”  —  CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they are suing the government after President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days.

The Crypto Industry Aims to Crush One of Democrats' Top Senate Candidates  —  Angry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.  —  The cryptocurrency industry, furious at Democrats for blocking the passage …

Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help  —  The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.  But he also needs the kingdom's cooperation in his war against Iran.

Federal immigration officer shoots, injures man in Austin, city officials say  —  The reported shooting in Austin came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!  — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE …

Trump's Taiwan retreat tests his chief China hawk's influence  —  It's a tough time to be a China hawk inside the White House.  Ivan Kanapathy probably knows that better than most.  —  Kanapathy, the senior director for Asia at the National Security Council, has devoted his career in Washington …

Trump says Russia ‘lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry’ after Ukraine drone attacks, calls for end to ‘ridiculous’ war  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump publicly called Monday for an end to Russia's war on Ukraine after a series of attacks by Kyiv on Moscow's energy holdings triggered another spike in diesel fuel prices.

White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives  —  Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.  —  Republicans are sharply divided …

Max Miller threatens legal action over Democratic challenger's ‘defamatory’ ad  —  Rep. Max Miller is threatening legal action to block a television ad created by his Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter that includes allegations of domestic abuse.  A lawyer for Miller is demanding Cleveland …

Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Federal agents briefly detained and released a U.S. citizen on Sunday morning in Evanston on Howard Street east of Dodge Avenue, Evanston police chief Schenita Stewart confirmed Sunday.

Russia's pro-Putin party set to win election as Ukraine exposes war's growing reach into Moscow … Russia's ruling United Russia party is on track to comfortably win a tightly controlled wartime election after Ukraine launched what is thought to be the largest drone attack on the Moscow region on the last day of voting.

Many ex-aides to Harris betting against a 2028 run … - She's doing “the bare minimum” to stay in the 2028 conversation, as one past aide put it. … - She's a rational actor. … - The money might not be there. … - She isn't an egomaniac. … - Some tea leaves suggest she's lukewarm on running.

Merz Says He Has Backing to Stay On as Germany's Chancellor  —  Chancellor Friedrich Merz reinforced his message that he'll see through his reform agenda as Germany's leader after his Christian Democratic Union crashed out of a regional parliament for the first time in the country's post-World War II history.

Huckabee's ‘walking counterintel red flag’  —  BREAKING: Earlier this morning, POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW notified the Department of Justice that they are bringing a federal lawsuit to immediately restore access for their journalists who were banned from the White House last week.

The System for Using Evidence to Improve Federal Programs Has Been Gutted  —  Here's How We Fix It  —  Over the past thirty years, research to improve government programs became routine in federal agencies.  Now, much of that infrastructure has been dismantled, and it is time to think about what comes next.

Bernie Sanders, Steve Case and Others on What Washington Should Do Now on A.I.  —  Given the risk that artificial intelligence may spiral out of control, more than 1,300 employees at A.I. companies have called for government intervention.  President Trump announced on Saturday that he would create an …

Voters are waking up on AI safety.  So are these Senate Republicans.  —  House Republicans have left Washington till November.  President Donald Trump is decrying concerns about the issue as a “HOAX.”  But a few Senate Republicans are trying to nudge their party into doing something — anything — about artificial intelligence.

Trump thumbs his nose at the American voter  —  When President Trump told AI moguls pleading for government regulation to take a hike, it was just the latest instance of him positioning himself directly at odds with voter sentiment. … But his defiance on many of the things Americans care …

How violent West Bank settlers are threatening Israel's alliance with America  —  Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is a Christian Zionist who believes that Israel is biblically entitled to all of the Holy Land.  He's pretty much the last person you'd expect to condemn Israeli conduct …

‘He is kryptonite’: Republicans start breaking with Trump  —  In late January, when President Donald Trump endorsed his close ally Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race, Tiffany said he was “especially honored” and promised to “make Wisconsin great again.”  —  But in recent weeks, he's taken a different tone.

Texas poll: James Talarico holds a narrow advantage for Senate while Greg Abbott leads for governor  —  The NBC5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group poll examined likely voters statewide in Texas and also examined Hispanic voters, who favor Democrats after backing Trump in 2024.